Graphic Bible · Scene 16 of 25

The angel stretches out his hand toward Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 24:16

The angel’s hand is withdrawn

The Census and the Altar · 2 Samuel 24

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16When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh relented concerning the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough; now withdraw your hand.” And the angel of Yahweh was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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